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from drill music

opps

Meaning

  1. Enemies or rivals, often gang rivals.
  2. Used loosely online for anyone seen as an antagonist.

“He posted a picture with his opps like nothing ever happened.”

Where it came from

Short for “opposition,” used in Chicago drill music lyrics in the early 2010s to name rival gang members. UK drill scenes in South London carried the word further, and by the late 2010s it had spread into general slang for any rival or hater.

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